Château Carbonnieux is in the Graves region of Bordeaux. The 214-acre estate has been owned since the 1950s by the Perrin family, although the estate's winemaking tradition dates to the 14th century. In the early 20th century the estate fell into disrepair and though the Perrin family made improvements it wasn’t until the late 1980s that reviewers started complimenting the wines. The classified growth estate makes red and white wines. The red vineyards are 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. The white vineyards are 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 38% Semillon and 2% Muscadelle. Some 200,000 bottles are produced a year. The second wine is Chateau Tour Leognan. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that the reds are “very Burgundian, with a Volnay-like personality….As for the whites, they have always been excellent.”